Dirigible headlight.



J. L. LOWE. DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

,APPLIOATION FILED nov. 29, 1910. u I 1 1 1,(}@7,880, PatentedNOV,7,1911.

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Strum J.'L. LOWE.' DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29',1910.

1,007,880, Ptented Nov. 7, 1911.

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DIRIGIBLE HnAn Ie T.

n Specification of Iiett ers ratent'.

Patented Nov. cat9112- .-App1ication fiie d November e9, 1910.seriai'no. 594,625.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it; known ithat I, J A'MES 7L. Lows, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mooreplin the county of Fergus and-Stateof Montana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Dirigible Headlights;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled intheart to which it appertains to. make and use the same. This inventionrelates to improvementsin dirigible head lights. One object of theinvention is to provide a head light having an improved constructionandarrangement of supporting and operating mechanism whereby the same is.con nected to and operated by steering mocha-j nism of the vehicle toturn the lights in the direction; the steering wheels are turned andsimultaneously with the movement'thereof. 5Wi'th thisand other objectsin view, the invention consists of certain novel features construction,combination and arrangefnient ofparts as will be more fully described"and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims:

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of the front endof an automobile with the near steering wheel-removed, and showing theapplication of the invention thereto ;;Fig. 2 is a front end viewthereof with parts broken away and omitted; Fig.3 is a top'plan view ofthe same; Fig.4 is' a detail perspective-view of the lamp suppontingframes.

' Referring more particularly to the drawl'ngs, ldenotes the supportingframes for thelalnps, said frames eing connected together byga cross baror rod 2 andfirmly secured tora suitable portion of the front end of theframeby curved supporting and attaching plates3. In the upper an lowersides of the frames 1 are formed upper and lower aline'd' bearingpassages 4 and 5. lVith the upper passages 4' are revolubly engagedupper pivot pins 6 and with the lower passages 5 are engaged crank arms7 of the lamps ,8.

The crank arms 7 project rearwardly and are pivotally secured to aconnecting rodfi). The rod] 9-is pivotally connectedbya link 10 with avertically disposed crank shaft 11 which is revolubly mounted "in bearinbrackets 12 secured to the frame of th e\ n'iachine. On the upper end ofthe cranlfl shaft. is formed a crank arm 13 to which is pivotallyconnected the adj acent' end of' liink isformed a crank arm 14.

10,130.11 the lower end of the crank shaft 11 Ice The crank arm 14 has aball and. socketor a universal joint connection 15 with the a forwardend of an operating rod 16 the rear end of which is connected to a crankarm steering apparatus as shown. By thus con necting the lamp operatingrods and levers taneously turned'with and in the same direction in whichthe steeringwheelsare turned.

While the invention is herein shown and described as being connectedtot-he steering l7 fixedly mounted on the shaft 18 of the.

to the steering shaft the lamps will be simul tages of this-invention,as defined in the appended claims. V

'Having thus described my invention what 'I claim is v y 1.1a adirigiblehead light for vehicles, a lamp supporting frame, means forattaching-'the latter toa vehicle, a lamp pivotally mounted in theframe, a crank arm secured to said. lamp, alvertically disposed crankhaving a universal oint connection at one end with the lower crank armof the shaft and means to operatively connect the oppo;

site end of said operating rod with the steer ing shaft of the vehicle.

2. In a dirigible head lightfor vehicles,

shaft revolublyimounted on thelframe of.

crank arm of the lamp, and an operating rod lamp supporting frames,attaching plates to secure said frames to the vehicle, airod to connectsaid frames together, lampspivotally mounted in said frames, cranlc'armssecured I to said lamps, a connecting bar pivotally secured atitsopposite ends to said crank arms the opposite end of said operating rodwith 10 whereby the latter are connected together to g the steeringshaft of the vehicle.

turn said lamps in unison, a double, piv- In testimony whereof I havehereunto set eta-11y mounted crank shaft, a link to c0nmy hand inpresence oftwo subscribing witnectthe upper crank arm of said shaft tonesses.

said connecting b211, an operating rod hav- JAMES L. LOWE. mg auniversal joint connection atone end Witnesses: with the lower crank armof said shaft, and l PA'rnIcK N II-IILL,

a crank arm adapted to operatively connect V. RUSSELL HENRY.

